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Hi @glynis, How are you? Do you remember me? I hope you’re doing well and that you receive this message. Love, Dave (Jazzer)

‘A post intimacy discussion.’

‘No - you are spot on as usual, Henry.’

Hi Glynis, It was lovely to hear from you, and I will never forget your kindness to me since I joined up on Tinnitus Talk, and then there was your lovely, sincere hug for me when we met xxx And I’m really glad to hear that you’ve now joined the ranks of us musicians - well done, Glynis. Love...

Thank you, buddy. One of the best aspects of ‘Tinnitus Talk’ is that it gives ‘strangers’ a unique opportunity to encourage each other. Best Wishes.

Hello folks. As you know, I’m suffering with advancing Parkinson’s disease, but I’m still here. Of course, I realise that you all know my story - I’ve repeated it time and time again. I would just like to mention one more time how Sylvie’s hypnotherapy tape recording gave me the opportunity to...

She’s a lovely woman.

Everything we need is inside us. We can change. We can wish to be better. We can be better. In finding ‘good’- we can find ‘God.’

Good for you, brother. There are no supernatural beings. Read Jiddu Krishnamurti. He is a spiritual teacher. He had no wish to become anybody’s guru - he just wanted to point us in the direction of ‘truth.’ ‘Everything we need in life can be found within us. Meditate - become physically still -...

Good evening folks. I’ve had tinnitus for over 40 years. In 2017 I had to walk away from my successful jazz career, which was a scenario I loved being an active part of. In that 40 years, no treatment came along that could reduce the experience of tinnitus by one solitary decibel. Good job I...

You’re spot on Elmer. There ain’t no cure and there almost certainly never will be. Our hearing has been compromised by volume damage, and there’s no way back from that. The best we can do is learn a psychological adjustment. I have done this - and I’m okay with it folks. Dave Jazzer

To all of you guys above - thank you for your kindness. It means much. It means a lot to me. As you probably remember, I have progressive Parkinson’s disease, and am now housebound unless some kind soul picks me up with my wheelchair. My lovely daughter Corinna picks me up every Wednesday...

Hi folks - does anybody remember me?

A few years ago I played a jazz festival alongside these two brilliant world class saxophonists. Trevor Whiting on alto, John Crocker on tenor. You won’t hear better than this either side of the Atlantic.

Still dredging up jazz recordings from a misspent life.

Thank you Michael.

‘The things I used to do... x

Nice to hear from you @Daniel Lion - I hope you are keeping well. Best wishes brother, Dave xx Jazzer

Eckhart Tolle is a modern day philosopher, whose books have all become international best sellers. ‘A New Earth’ is an amazingly insightful read for anybody who suffers from emotional or mental problem. Here is an example of his timeless work: I remember a lovely lady on Tinnitus Talk...

Well Nick - bilateral yes, but louder on the left. A shower wouldn’t even come close to masking it. If you look at my film on YouTube, you will see that the only equivalent match is an electric shaver held against my ear. If I ‘hiss match’ it to a decibel metre, it’s about 60 dB.

Well done buddy x I’m not on here very often these days - I have Parkinson’s to contend with - but it occurs to me that I would like to mention @fishbone once again. When I was at my wits’ end, full of fear, and full of tragic tears, he told me to hang on, and that I would eventually come...

But in the meantime, while we are waiting for any possible treatments, the crucial thing is NOT TO OBSESS ON IT, NOT TO KEEP CHECKING ON ITS VOLUME, JUST LET IT BE THERE - I PROMISE YOU - IGNORING IT CAN BECOME A VERY EFFECTIVE, AND DO-ABLE HABIT. My tinnitus is incredibly loud, but I rarely...

Just a bit of fun from my own jazz club in 2013. Hope you like it, Jazzer Dave x

Does anybody truly believe that tinnitus is curable? Personally I don’t believe it is. Given the fact that we have tinnitus, the real question is - is it possible to live a productive life with this condition. I believe that it is.

Thank you Brixen - your kindness truly helps me. Dave x Jazzer

Tracy - have you tried meditation? A little tip. Don’t allow your sounds to throw you off track. You should be able to discover a feeling of stillness. Make sure that your lips are closed, but that your teeth are apart. Allow your tummy to go soft - then allow your diaphragm to breathe just as...

Well done Sam - with earplugs you should be okay I think. Working in jazz clubs, some of the band leaders set the volume too high, I always complained and asked for some consideration, but was ignored. So I decided to quit. But I had played professionally for 57 years, and enjoyed every minute...

Good question. The single incident that doubled my tinnitus occurred in June 2014. I was playing very well - strong concept and good technique. I was enjoying myself. I decided to pack up in 2017. My noise hadn’t increased - I just got more worried about it.

When I stopped playing, I was first call trombone for five bands. As I took solos in every number, I could only use the standard silicone sponges, as I had to ease them half out for my solos and features. If you look up ‘Jazzer’s Videos’ on here, and find ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’, you’ll get...

What type of music do you play Sam? I’m a Dixieland / mainstream jazzer, with a fairly forthright sound. I continued playing for three years with tinnitus using earplugs, but eventually had to give up.

No, I don’t think so. I bought a decibel meter for my iPhone (SPLnFFT) and voice matched my tinnitus noise to the meter, and it was always about 55-60 dB.

Tracy - I just wanted to say ‘Hi.’ We have both suffered so much - I know that. I wish we could have a great big {{{ HUG }}} Love, Dave xx Jazzer

Thank you very much brother. But I should really say - in essence, what choice do I have? As you may know, Eckhart Tolle advises, “I accept this moment just as it is.” Resistance to that which already is, will increase the suffering. (Clever buggers them philosophers.) Dave x Jazzer

My noise-induced tinnitus remains at about 60 decibels, when voice matched. I have had tinnitus since 1992, and it was fairly mild to start with. I have been a professional brass player since 1962 - trombone and trumpet. An acquaintance blasted an instrument directly into my face in June 2014...

You are quoting from ‘Hitch,’ a wonderful free thinker. If this God wants to throw us into ‘lakes of fire,’ according to Matthew, I think, on balance, I’d prefer to give it a miss. It is an enigma that confronts us all. We cannot know the answer - hence the intrigue. And anyway - why debate...

Nobody on earth knows, nor can know, what if anything, happens after death. All we can do is conjecture, which is pointless, and either invest in the possibility, or decide not to worry about it. If you want to play safe then believe, or rather claim to believe. But if your intellectual...

Well - he would say that - wouldn’t he. Is there any evidence for god / God? Or is it:

Religions are the... ...of life.

My 18 years of attempted Christian indoctrination was an abject failure. Guess I was just lucky.

Let me explain my position. Do you remember how exam papers would ask - ‘give the reasons for your answer.’ If a concept defies the bounds of probability, I’m sceptical. If it defies logic, physiology, physics, medicine, chemistry, etc., I’m no longer sceptical.

‘Submit to theism?’ Not that likely: I’m 80 years old, with advancing Parkinson’s disease - so I must be near the end of the road. I was brought up in the Salvation Army until age 18. At about the age of 10 years, the colour sargeant (flag bearer on the march) offered to give me cornet...

Good question just1morething. I’m probably 99% atheist / 1% uncertain. Is an agnostic a fence sitter? My conviction is that there is no god. I can see no evidence for a god. Obviously there can be no proof, but a smidgeon of evidence wouldn’t go amiss. I firmly believe that the primary...

As a confirmed atheist, and devotee of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Charles Darwin, I find religious debate exhilarating - but I wonder if members of the religious community find it hard to take. In a sense, I have nothing to lose - but they have a strong commitment to their...

Hi folks - I apologise for not being on here recently. Well - I’m back - essentially with the same old message. Signed - one of this world’s enlightened free-thinkers. Dave x Jazzer

I have a problem here Elmer. Would it ever be right to imply to anybody with either an ongoing physical and/or mental handicap that any degree of acceptance, composure, peace of mind is going to be impossible. That cannot be right, can it? The death of all hope?

A couple of years ago Eckhart Tolle was roundly condemned on this site for addressing an audience of war veterans, many of whom were tragically handicapped by multiple amputations. Reportedly, he claimed that a fulfilling life, was not beyond them - that they might still go on to achieve a...

I’m so sorry ‘TL.’ I wish I had something else to suggest. I’ll come back later - phone calls to make. I won’t forget buddy.

My adaptation stepped up when I began to believe that hypnotic subliminally assimilated messages could be effective, and could make a real difference, and when I stopped focussing on its current status every other minute. Try just letting it ‘be there’ without fretting.

Dave - I’m sorry - though I also love much classical music, I don’t know it from a playing point of view. There are numerous excellent trombonists about - I’m inclined to doubt it. I will have a careful listen to see if I could get my own chops around it. @tniuf - brother - you’ve got it! A...

Well I can’t agree with that suggestion. My considerable degree of improvement predated the advent of Parkinson’s. My view is that tinnitus is incurable, and virtually untreatable, so acceptance is crucial, and actually provides the only available ‘escape route’ from further diabolical...